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A bit more challenging this week, mostly because of some poor clues. Allow an hour.

My favourite clue:

22A Crafty to conceal their moves, hard to grasp (8)

and the most cringeworthy:

13D Appalling players lose a board (9)

If you get the answers please don't post them here as others may still be doing this puzzle.

Wordfinder is: SESAME STREET

Heh,I've got the first one - though not the second.

I'm not telling!

Nice clue that one. I wonder if Philip has got last week's RT yet?

Hi John

Yes arrived this morning together with this weeks, so have just completed RT2 and about to start RT3

Snow still 9 inches deep with more promised for tonight. Bet its lovely in Arran

PHILIP

Hi John,

You're right! I'm having trouble with this one and am going to give up for tonight.

Regards,

Caravaggio

Hi John again

I too am having problems with this last one as none of the six or so words this site suggests fit the clue.

The one I liked (the only one)was 20d Swap Jazz note (5)

Again no answers please at this stage

I think Big Dave has something about the RT crossword.

PHILIP

John

Finally got it via a very obscure definition of board having searched countless dictionary sites.

PHILIP

Hi Philip,

Just been watching the new series of Survivors and it's quite good. Glad to hear that both your RTs finally arrived. I thought #2 was quite an easy starter for the year.

We had some rain yesterday which washed away most of the snow below about 250m but there's still plenty on Goatfell and the surrounding mountains. It's been dry today with a less cold wind to the thaw has continued.

If the solver on this site fails you, then try the crossword solver at http://crossword-solver.utsire.com/">utsire.com. It sometimes comes up with good solutions, but you do get a lot of dross there too.

I've finished it but I agree with you, John, that the some of the clues were poor. Big Dave used to get frustrated with this crossword - he doesn't bother with it now - to the extent that he was on the verge of hurling mugs of tea at the television set!

Hi everyone
13down: Does it end in a'y' or an 's' ?
'y' would help if lost (as clue says)
's' would cover a lot of things
I cannot tell which. Please explain any logic.
Thank you.